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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Miley Cyrus Bangerz on NBC Review

Holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa y’all! I know it seemed like IWS would
never return, but we have! I hope everyone’s Fourth of July weekend was as fun
and exciting as mine was. It was full of family, burgers, brats, bourbon, beer,
ice cream and laughs. Aaaaaaaaaand, just when I thought it couldn’t get any
better, on Sunday night I found out that NBC was airing a Miley Cyrus special!
Squeeeeeeeeee!

Over the last few years NBC has been the most
forward-thinking of the major networks and proves it again by airing a Miley
Cyrus special including lots of footage from her Bangerz Tour shot in
Barcelona. While CBS continues to produce shows for old people and ABC is being
kept afloat by Sofia Vergara’s boobs, NBC is actually putting together
programing that people are interested in. After hitting home runs with Jimmy
Fallon and Seth Meyers, the folks at 30 Rockefeller Center knocked another one
out of the park with this Miley special.

It all starts with Miley waxing philosophical about her
place in the music and entertainment world. “When they’re there and I see the
faces, I feel like they’re learning… and they feel safe in there,” Miley said
in a stunning moment of self-awareness as the show began. “I think my fans feel
safe in that room with me; I feel like they think that I’m some sort of leader
and I’m giving them that push to go forward.” What was really amazing about a
statement like that is that despite the massive crowds screaming her name, the
sold out mega arenas and churning out hit after hit, Miley remains very down to
Earth and humble. This reflects the fact that her upbringing at the hands of
Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus was far more grounded than people want to believe.

The special treated us to much of Miley live on stage in
Barcelona and some behind the scenes moments with her and her family and fans.
It was a really intimate and even heart-warming look into Miley’s life on the
road. Probably the most surprising and touching moment came when Miley talked
about the death of her dog Floyd. “I really made myself sick over it” said
Miley as tears streamed from her caring and loving blue eyes down her rosy
cheeks. Another great moment was the close up of Miley brushing her teeth.
Sure, some people didn’t get that part, but remember many people see Miley as a
leader. She was reminding them that gingivitis is no joke and to make sure they
brush! I salute her for this and her amazing attention to detail.

There really isn’t any doubt that Miley is someone whose
style, sophistication, class, work ethic and beauty are matched only by her
talent. This comes through clearly during the two hour special that honestly
could have gone for four or five hours and still been just as riveting and
exciting. I think what makes Miley so easy to love and admire more than
anything is how genuine she is. She isn’t the product of a marketing machine
like say, Taylor Swift. She’s real and it comes through to us all the time.

A great example of this is when she was in the bathroom of
her hotel suite with her brother playing guitar while she was beautifully belting
out the words to a song by The Flaming Lips. If that had been Taylor Swift
instead of being really casual wearing a t-shirt and short shorts, Tay-Tay
would have had her makeup and hair perfectly done while wearing some outfit
that had been focus group tested at least a dozen times while singing “Let it
Go” from Frozen. Blech!

There are some legit questions that can be asked about Miley
still. Does she ever wear pants? Personally, I’m okay with her leg show, but
some people wonder if she has a full wardrobe. Why does 53 year old Wayne Coyne of the
Flaming Lips seem to follow her around so much and keep writing songs for her?
That COULD get a little creepy, just sayin’. What was the deal with that Big
Bird outfit she was wearing?

Mostly though, after watching this concert and listening to
Miley’s amazing vocal talents and seeing her behind the scenes the only real
question is “How could anyone ever question this girl’s talent or ability to
stick around for the long haul again?” Miley Cyrus went a long ways to shutting
up the haters, if not winning them over completely with this performance.

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